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Old 05-24-2016, 08:04 PM
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Miles Reed 37% Pitts challenger Bi Plane ,Hp needed??

I have the kit .Looking for What horse power to fly this plane.Thanxs for looking.
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Old 05-24-2016, 08:05 PM
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I have the kit .Looking for What horse power to fly this plane.Thanxs for looking.
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100-120cc should do the trick.
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Old 05-24-2016, 08:53 PM
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100-120cc should do the trick.
+1 to what rcflyguy said....

Have had one waiting in the wings for many years....was powered with a 3W120 and did quite well.

Will reinstall and fly again when time and funds allow

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I have the plans my self and looking to build ,Would love to see some finished pics of the model. And how do they fly?
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Old 07-13-2020, 08:13 PM
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I flew one on a Brison 6.4 twin. Tons of power. I also scaled one down to a 28% and flew it with a Brison 3.7 engine. Also flew great.
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Old 07-13-2020, 09:45 PM
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Good Stuff, Any Pics of your 37%

Im doing a modified design of these plans , Lots of influence from EMHW and the Skip model Challenger.
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+1 to what rcflyguy said....

Have had one waiting in the wings for many years....was powered with a 3W120 and did quite well.

Will reinstall and fly again when time and funds allow

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Bill you have some pics of your Challenger?
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Old 07-13-2020, 09:47 PM
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I have the kit .Looking for What horse power to fly this plane.Thanxs for looking.
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Any Progress on your Build?
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Old 07-15-2020, 10:36 PM
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Bill you have some pics of your Challenger?
Finally found some....
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Old 07-15-2020, 10:43 PM
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That is awesome,Bill Is that the Balsa cowl design? How did it fly? Did you build it mainly as the plan? Like around the Firewall area etc?
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Old 07-15-2020, 11:06 PM
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1) Yes wooden cowl
2) Gotta confess....didn't build it, bought it, pulled the motor and older servos with intention of upgrading and it's still waiting
3) I'll have to double check on how the build was performed vs the plan and get back to you but here's a picture of the firewall area
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Thanks bill thats Brilliant ,

Lots of work in the wood cowl!, Im using an EMHW on my design. - Nice looking scale ish cowl and much less work

Keep the pics coming, i have yet to actually see once finished, Helps me muchly to see how it all shapes up.

Once i get cracking with mine i will do a build thread.
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Old 07-27-2020, 10:14 PM
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Hey Bill,

have you been able to get some more pics of the Challenger
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Old 07-28-2020, 08:41 AM
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Hey Bill,

have you been able to get some more pics of the Challenger
Sorry, been busy selling/buying a couple of aircraft, requiring some travel to complete the deals.
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Old 07-28-2020, 04:20 PM
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Sorry, been busy selling/buying a couple of aircraft, requiring some travel to complete the deals.
No Worries Bill, Bet there some cool planes
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